If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, making time spent together a melody that could be replayed over and over without getting stale.

Love doesn't mean anything if you're not willing to make a commitment, and you have to think not only about what you want, but about what he wants. Not just now, but in the future.

That's why I loved being with you. We could do the simplest things, like toss starfish into the ocean and share a burger and talk and even then I knew that I was fortunate. Because you were the first guy who wasn't constantly trying to impress me. You accepted who you were, but more than that, you accepted me for me. And nothing else mattered-- not my family or your family or anyone else in the world. It was just us.

I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?

Every couple needs to argue now and then. Just to prove that the relationship is strong enough to survive. Long-term relationships, the ones that matter, are all about weathering the peaks and the valleys.

Every couple has ups and downs, every couple argues, and that’s the thing—you’re a couple, and couples can’t function without trust.

Theresa, I know there's a part of you that believes you can change someone, but the reality is that you can't. You can change yourself, and Garrett can change himself, but you can't do it for him.

But wasn’t a relationship supposed to be just that? A relationship? Both partners doing everything they could to keep the other satisfied?

The last thing she'd wanted was anything as complicated as a relationship, for it felt as though there we're though complication in her life already.